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sonification

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son·i·fi·ca·tion (sn-f-kshn)
n.
The production of sound.


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Another example of sonification is auditory icons (Gaver, 1988), which use prerecorded sound "caricatures" of real-world sounds that link a concept to the sound it produces; for example, a barking sound communicates the general concept of a dog.
Researchers at Washington State University used sonification to rupture yogurt bacteria and improve the viability of probiotics.
CE diameter scattergrams clearly illustrate the impact of sonification (see figure 3) showing a reduction in size of the larger particles, to the extent where only a very few remain.
 
 
 
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